In the Palaces of Memory (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: George Johnson
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Science and psychology
- Principal Characters: Gary Lynch, Leon Cooper, Patricia Churchland
- Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology, Psychology
- Subjects: Memory, Philosophy or philosophers, Science or scientists, Learning or scholarship, Physics or physicists, Brain
It is astonishing, and perhaps even pleasing, to be reminded that, for all of humankind’s scientific advances, something so simple and basic as human memory remains a mystery. Despite intensive research, no one is able to say precisely how and where memories are stored in the brain. The mechanism that allows one to remember that George Washington was the first president of the United States, that one’s best friend from fifth grade had a dog named Susie, or that the local coffee shop serves a blue-plate special on Thursdays is still one of nature’s best-kept secrets.
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